HeavyMetaLance
Well-Known Member
A friend of mine (who lives in Seattle) has a question. I'm not much of a 'wrench' so I figured I would post his question here to get your feedback. He doesn't have an MTBNJ account, so any back & forth questions will probably go through me. He will be watching the thread though.
So, here is the question:
I have a surly 1x1. I want to do the kind of riding that involves long twisty decents with roots and rocks. And i want to do it with hydraulic disc's not my current mechanical front disc and rear rim clampy brake.
I think any good set of brakes will work. Money and weight are less of a factor than quality and reliability.
I guess my big concern is whether there are many mounting configurations so i don't buy one that won't fit. And i already known there's a little bit of interference when removing the rear tire. Which I rarely do so no worries.
It's mostly a bike i pedal/push to the top of a hill and bomb down.
BTW it's muddy out here.
So, here is the question:
I have a surly 1x1. I want to do the kind of riding that involves long twisty decents with roots and rocks. And i want to do it with hydraulic disc's not my current mechanical front disc and rear rim clampy brake.
I think any good set of brakes will work. Money and weight are less of a factor than quality and reliability.
I guess my big concern is whether there are many mounting configurations so i don't buy one that won't fit. And i already known there's a little bit of interference when removing the rear tire. Which I rarely do so no worries.
It's mostly a bike i pedal/push to the top of a hill and bomb down.
BTW it's muddy out here.